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East County | Sports

MVP: Jamie Mirikitani
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  • February 8, 2012
Hillcroft/Regent defeats Wildcat in Super Bowl Cup

Hillcroft/Regent defeated Wildcat 8-7 Feb. 5, to win the MGA Insurance Group Super Bowl Cup.

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Lakewood Ranch High senior Gabriella Diaz-Granados scored a team-high 16 points in her final game in a Lady Mustangs uniform.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
Mustangs fall in semis

PALMETTO -- Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball coach Tina Hadley felt pretty confident heading into the locker room at halftime.

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Indian Rocks Christian School's Chad Gessner and The Out-of-Door Academy’s Carson Jungers both attempt to head the ball.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 8, 2012
ODA shut out in quarterfinal

The Out-of-Door Academy boys soccer team saw its season come to an end Jan. 31, with a 4-0 loss to Indian Rocks Christian School in a Class 1A-Region 2 quarterfinal.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 7, 2012
Mustangs gallop into semifinals

The fourth-seeded Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball team defeated fifth-seeded Dixie Hollins 58-41 in the Class 6A-District 12 quarterfinals Feb. 6.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 6, 2012
Community Sports Scores

Enjoy this week's community sports score updates.

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  • February 6, 2012
Pirates victorious on Senior Night

The Braden River High boys basketball team defeated Bayshore 61-36 Feb. 3 to finish the season 20-4.

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Freshman Courtney Astore was one of the first rowers to spend 30 minutes on the rowing machine.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 5, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY:Sarasota Crew Ergathon

More than 120 members of the Sarasota Crew attempted to row 1.5 million meters from their rowing site at Bay Preserve to Jamaica during its fifth annual Ergathon fundraiser Feb. 4. Rowers, family and friends also enjoyed boat displays, raffles, races and more.

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  • February 3, 2012
Saint Stephen's Morrish signs with Vanderbilt

Saint Stephen's senior Shannon Morrish signed a national letter-of-intent to play soccer for Vanderbilt University Feb.1.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 3, 2012
LAX clinic draws crowd

More than 75 players and coaches attended a free shooting clinic with Liam Banks Jan. 25 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 3, 2012
Bulldogs gear up for spring season

The East Manatee Bulldogs will begin practicing for their spring flag football season Feb. 27 with games scheduled to begin March 17.

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  • By John Gudritz
  • February 3, 2012
Rosedale now offering state-of-the-art training aid

Rosedale Golf and Country Club recently began offering the use of one the Explanar.

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Lakewood Ranch High senior Gabriella Diaz-Granados scored 14 points in her final game in a Lady Mustangs uniform.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 1, 2012
Lakewood Ranch falls in district semis

The Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 58-40 loss to Palmetto in the Class 6A-District 12 semifinals Feb. 1.

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ODA senior Daniel Pivonka looks to give the Thunder a spark late in the second half of a Class 1A-Region 2 quarterfinal Jan. 31.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 1, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY:Class 1A-Region 2 quarterfinal: ODA at Indian Rocks Christian School

The Out-of-Door Academy boys soccer team saw its season come to a close with a 4-0 loss to Indian Rocks Christian School in a Class 1A-Region 2 quarterfinal Jan. 31.

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Braden River sophomore Danny Lane clears the midfield in search of an open teammate.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 1, 2012
Braden River battles, falls just short of district title

The Braden River High soccer team fell short of its first district title with a 1-0 loss to Manatee Jan. 27, in the Class 4A-District 11 championship.

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Jeremy Schiller said he is impressed with the work ethic he’s seen at Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 1, 2012
Schiller assumes Ranch reins

After spending four years coaching at Eckerd College, Jeremy Schiller was named Lakewood Ranch High's new boys basketball coach at the beginning of the school year.

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